Susan Dungworth

Susan Dungworth is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner since May 2024, when she succeeded Kim McGuinness. She was a councillor until 2021, when she lost her seat.[1]

Susan Dungworth
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Assumed office
8 May 2024
Preceded byKim McGuinness
Leader of the Northumberland Labour Group
In office
19 April 2019 – 6 May 2021
DeputyScott Dickinson
Preceded byGrant Davey
Succeeded byScott Dickinson
Member of Northumberland County Council
for Hartley
In office
2010 – 6 May 2021
Succeeded byDavid Ferguson
Personal details
Born
Susan Elizabeth Dungworth

England
Political partyLabour

Career

Dungworth is a former youth justice worker and community activist.[2] In the 2019 United Kingdom general election, she was the Labour candidate in Blyth Valley.[3] She was defeated by Conservative candidate Ian Levy.[4]

She was previously Leader of the Northumberland Labour Group but in 2021 she lost her seat in Hartley, with the outcome of the vote decided by a rare ballot box draw after she tied with Conservative candidate David Ferguson after they both received 868 votes each.[5]

References
  1. "Former Northumberland councillor bidding to be next Police and Crime Commissioner".
  2. Robinson, James (22 September 2023). "Former Northumberland councillor selected as Labour candidate for PCC election". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. Johnson, Ian (27 October 2019). "Labour picks Ronnie Campbell's replacement to fight general election". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. Marsh, Michael (12 December 2019). "Tories gain Blyth Valley from Labour in shock election result". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. "Northumberland Labour receive a leadership blow". Hexham Courant. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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